Cherry Fenderbird
For those of you who thought my Stratocaster bass was an abomination, feast your eyes on this. The MusicmanBird. ThunderJazzRay. FenderManBird. I just call it FenderBird #2.
Specs:
- Body: Thunderbird, cherry, Danish oil finish - someone's abandoned project from eBay
- Neck: Mighty Mite Jazz bass, 34" maple
- Logos: inkjet-printed waterslide decals under satin lacquer - hobby shop
- Tuners, neck plate, misc hardware: GFS
- Pickup: MusicMan-style, alnico, 2.5k/coil, 4-wire - Guitar Jones ?
- Bridge: MusicMan-style cheap Chinese knockoff, top-strung - eBay
- Pickguards & control cover: scrap material from old project
- Fasteners: bright stainless steel - marine supplies store
- Knobs: Precision bass dome style, Rickenbacker layout - parts box
- Electronics: Guitar Fuel SBK-2 active bass & treble + 4-way pickup switch & dead-battery passive switch
- Strings: d'Addario 50-105 roundwound
As oriented in the picture, the controls are:
- North: volume, pull for passive output (dead battery)
- East: bass 12db boost/cut, center detent
- South: treble 12db boost/cut, center detent
- West: pickup mode, 4-way rotary switch
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